Poultry crate



March 1-2, 1929. L, w, MA OM ER ET AL 1,704,947

POULTRY CRATE Filed June 4, 1928 A IN VEN TOR 4- F L J Lynn W Macombcr' Charles d 1 Patented Mar. 12, 1929.. I v I I 4 i UNITED STATES PATENTFOFFICE.

LYNN W. MACOMBER AND CHARLES H. JARVIS, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, AS- SIGNORS TO UNITED STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

POULTRY CRATE.

Application filed June 4, 1928. Serial No. 282,560.

The main object of this invention is to by slidably supporting the locking members provide an improved poultry-shipping crate so that they may be moved downwardly into in which the bottom is securely retained when the slots 5 and lock the bottoms in position. in assembled relation and at the same time The upper ends of the locking members 5 may be readily disassembled and assembled project above the top slides provi'din finso with the body of thecoop as' occasion may ger-like catches 12 which are bent at to' rmuirg V v p f engage the adjacent side bar 7 These catches" Objects pertaining to details and'economies automatically engage as the locking members of our inventionwill definitelyappear from are pushed downward to locking position.

10 the detailed description to follow, in The lower ends of the. locking members are .vention is defined in theclaims. turned inwardly to provide a rounded head Astructure which isa preferred embodi- Lt facilitating the entry of the locking mom ment of our invention is clearly illustrated bers in theslots 5. i e

v in the accompanying drawinginwhich: Theimp'roved poultry crate is simpleand 15 Fig. 1 is asideelevation ofour improved economical in structure and the bottom may poultry coop. be quickly inserted or removed, thus permit- Fig-2 is a detail viewmainly in vertical ting, the crates when empty to be shipped.

. transverse section on a line corresponding to in the knockdown in nested condition, thereline 22 of Fig. 1. 1 I by greatly economizing on space and freight.

20 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section ona line Having .thusdescribed our inventionwhat corresponding to that of Fig. 2 showing the we claim as new and desire to secure by Letmanner of insertingor removing the bottom. ters Patent is: p v r I Fig. i is an enlarged detail section on a 1. A poultry crate comprising opposed line corresponding to line H of Fig. 2. pairs of spaced bottom supporting bars, a

In the embodiment illustrated in the drawside bar disposed in spaced relation "to the ing the body of the coop is designated genupper of one of said bottom supporting bars orally by the numeral 1 and consists of suitand slats the lower ends of which are conable longitudinal bars, cross pieces and slats nected to the bottom supporting bars, stops formed of wire or rods spot-welded together. extending between said pairs of bottom sup- The coop body is formed with flaring side porting bars, a bottom having its opposite and end walls so that a plurality of them edges disposed between said bottom supportmay be nested for shipment or storage, and ing bars and having slots in its edges alined this form also adds strength to the coop. with said stops, said slots being of such depth The bottom 2 is assembled as a unit and as topermit sliding of the bottom laterally 35 is removably attached to the body, the botpermitting engagement and disengagement tom support consisting of pairs of spaced thereof withithe bottom bars, and bottom supporting bars 3 disposed in opposed relalocking members having looped slat engagtion to receive the edges of the bottom as ing' slides adjustably supporting said lockshown in Fig. 2. The bottom has slots 4: ing members for engagement with slots in lo and 5 in its edges to receive the stops 6 which said bottom, the upper ends of saidlocking 5 are in the form of vertical wires welded to members being extended above the upper the supporting bars 3 and to the adjacent slides thereof and conformed to provide horizontal side bars 7 4 r spring catches coacting with said side bar Thus arranged the front edge of the botfor retaining the locking members in look- 45 tom may be inserted between the supporting ing position. 1

bars at one side and moved laterally, the 2A poultry crate comprising opposed slots 5 being of such depth as to permitthe pairs of spaced bottom supporting bars and opposite edge to clear the bottom supporting slats, stops extending between said pairs of bar on the opposite side when the bottom bottom supporting bars, a bot-tom having its 50 is moved laterally in the. opposite direction opposite edges disposed between saidbottom to the position indicated in Fig. 2. supporting bars and havingslots in its edges To retain the bottom in thisposition we alined with said stops, said slots being of provide locking members Spreferably formed such depth as to permit sliding of the botof strips of metal having slides 9 looped at tom laterally permitting engagement and dis- 55 10 to embrace adjacent vertical slats 11,'thereengagement thereofwith the bottom bars,

and bottom locking members having slatengaging slides adjustably supporting said locking members for engagement with slots in'said bottom.

3. A poultry crate comprising opposed bars, a,

pairs of spaced bottom supporting side bar disposed in spaced relation to the upper of said bottom supporting bars and slats the lower ends of which are connected to the bottom supporting bars, a bottom havlng its opposite'edges disposed between said bottom supporting bars for lateral adj ustment therein permitting engagement and disengagement of the bottom with the bars, and

alocking member having looped slat en-- gaging slides whereby thelocking member may be adjusted to bottom engaging position to prevent lateral disengaging movement thereof, the upper end of said locking member being extended above the upper sllde providing a spring catch coacting with said' side bar for retainingthe locking member in locklng positlon.

4. A' oultr crate comn'isin O-3)OSC(l pairs of spaced bottom supporting bars, and slats a'bottom having'its opposite edges disposed between said bottom 'su iporting bars for lateral adjustmentjtherein pern'iitting'engagement and disengagement of thebottom with the bars, and ailocking member having slat engaging slides whereby the locking member maybe adjusted to bottom engaging positionto prevent-lateral disengaging movement thereof.

ing position.

6. poultry crate comprising bottom supporting 'members adapted to receive the opposite edgesiof the bottom and permitting lateral sliding adjustment thereof whereby the bottom may be engaged and disengaged with its supporting members, said crate having'verticalslats above said bottom support-' ing members, and a bot-tom locking member supported for adjustment to and from bot-- tom engagingposition. 1 In witnesswhercof we have hereunto set our hands. V I f LYNN W. MACOMB'ER. CHAS: H. "JARVIS.

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